Saint of the Day

Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus; Patron Saint against floods and earthquakes

Gregory Thaumaturgus was a Christian Bishop of the 3rd century. He was born around AD 213 to a wealthy pagan family in Neocaesarea, Pontus. Originally, he was known as Theodore ("gift of God"). Abo...

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Saint Josaphat Kuncevyc, a Saint of Forgiveness and Unity

Josaphat, an Eastern Rite bishop, is held up as a martyr to church unity because he died trying to bring part of the Orthodox Church into union with Rome. In 1054, a formal split cal...

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Saint Martin of Tours
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Saint Martin de Porres; Patron Saint of public health workers

Saint Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru on December 9, 1579. He was the son of a Spanish nobleman, Don Juan de Porras y de la Peña, and Ana Velázquez, a freed slave of African and Native desc...

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